Occupational Therapy at American International College

What traits are you looking for in a occupational therapy school? To help you decide if American International College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's occupational therapy program.

AIC is located in Springfield, Massachusetts and approximately 2,612 students attend the school each year. Of the 106 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from American International College in 2021, 26 of them were occupational therapy/therapist majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Occupational Therapy section at the bottom of this page.

AIC Occupational Therapy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Occupational Therapy
• Master’s Degree in Occupational Therapy
• Doctorate Degree in Occupational Therapy

AIC Occupational Therapy Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the occupational therapy progam at AIC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The occupational therapy major at AIC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Occupational Therapy. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Occupational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	7
	8
Most Popular Occupational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	16
Best Occupational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	24
Best Value Occupational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	26
Most Popular Occupational Therapy Schools	27
Most Focused Occupational Therapy Schools	27
Most Focused Occupational Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools	33
Best Value Occupational Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools	33
	35
Most Focused Occupational Therapy Master’s Degree Schools	36
Most Popular Occupational Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools	49
Most Popular Occupational Therapy Master’s Degree Schools	64
Best Occupational Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools	71
Best Value Occupational Therapy Master’s Degree Schools	72
	103
	115
Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools	129
Best Occupational Therapy Master’s Degree Schools	148
Best Occupational Therapy Schools	186

In 2021, 43 students received their master’s degree in occupational therapy from AIC. This makes it the #64 most popular school for occupational therapy master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in occupational therapy, making the school the #49 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Occupational Therapy Student Demographics at AIC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the occupational therapy majors at American International College.

AIC Occupational Therapy Bachelor’s Program

Of the 26 occupational therapy students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from AIC, about 23% were men and 77% were women. The typical occupational therapy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 10% men. So male students are more repesented at AIC since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in occupational therapy at AIC are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its occupational therapy bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American International College with a bachelor's in occupational therapy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

AIC Occupational Therapy Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 43 occupational therapy majors earned their master's degree from AIC. Of these graduates, 12% were men and 88% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 10% men graduate in occupational therapy each year. AIC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a occupational therapy master's degree from AIC, 63% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American International College with a master's in occupational therapy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

AIC also has a doctoral program available in occupational therapy. In 2021, 9 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Physical Therapy/Therapist

Careers That Occupational Therapy Grads May Go Into

A degree in occupational therapy can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for American International College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Occupational Therapists	4,830	$87,160
Health Specialties Professors	3,460	$111,230

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Published by The Springfield News Company Tichnor Bros. Inc., Boston, Mass. under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.